Greetings, friends!
TikTok has finally been banned in the entire country
Not only TikTok but 59 Chinese apps in total have been banned by the government
And this is a wonderful decision of the government in my opinion
It is an easy decision and a very small step, albeit an extremely important one
Because today, if we want to tackle China and take a stand against them
so this would be one of the first steps to do so
Infact, in my opinion, this has been done by India today, but I would like to say that
according to me, every democratic country in the world should take this step
USA, Europe, Australia, Canada
all the democracies should together follow what India did today
Because we're all aware of the danger these Chinese apps pose to privacy
Everyone knows that they steal data
but an even more important reason is that the Chinese Communist Party considers itself the master of the world
IT considers itself a dictator, which is a danger to all the democratic countries of the world
They feel that they can do whatever they wish to
They send their Chinese software into other countries and steal data from there
but do not allow any other social media network within its own country
TokTok should remain banned all across the world until
social media networks like Youtube, Google and Facebook are allowed to freely operate within China
And do you know why they are not allowed to freely operate?
Because they know that the day free social media comes to their country,
and the people would have access to free speech and free media,
The day this happens would mark day one of its Party's road to perdition
They know that if this happens, their government would collapse very soon
One of the most important reasons for the dictatorship they have been able to establish over the people
is the total social media and total media control
In order to break free from this and liberate the Chinese people,
this is one of the first steps that need to be taken
This is why, in my opinion, it is an extremely important decision to ban TikTok
because if all the countries around the world would start to do this, then it would mount pressure on China
to allow the rest of the social media networks within its own country
If only this happens, are there chances of the start of a democratic movement
This is why I hope that the ban by the government is permanent this time
and not that it is later unbanned by the government, which takes a U turn
It is difficult to have trust. Especially, the response of TikTok after this ban
alludes to the fact that this decision might be temporary and that the government would again unban it
Their response reads, "We have been invited to meet with concerned government stakeholders
for an opportunity to respond and submit clarifications
So, we can only hope that this ban is permanent
and that the government would not be swayed by them
because... Let me show you an interesting thing
They have written in the comments as a reply that
TikTok continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under the Indian law
and has not shared any information of our users in India
with any foreign government, including the Chinese government
They claim to never have given any data to the Chinese government
Further, if we are requested to in the future, we would not do so
They mean to say that, if the Chinese government requests TikTok India for a user's data in future,
then they would refuse the Chinese government
This does not convince me and I do not buy this as the truth
And there is a reason behind this
The reason is Article 14 and Article 16 of the Chinese Intelligence Law, 2017
According to this law, no matter what the Chinese companies say
they would have to dance to the tunes of the Chinese government
they would have to dance to the tunes of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
because, let me read out what this law states
Article 14 of this law states that national intelligence institutions may request relevant organs, organizations
and citizens (to) provide necessary support , assistance and cooperation
That is, if the Chinese intelligence agencies request for anything from any company,
then they would have to comply with that request
Article 16 says that intelligence officials may enter relevant restricted areas and venues
may learn from and question relevant institutions, organizations and individuals
and may read or collect relevant files, materials or items
That is, they can take any data from any company that they wish
and this is stated by the Chinese law
So, no matter what the Chinese companies say,
as long as this is written in the Chinese law, the Chinese government
can request data from them openly and they are bound to comply
If they do not do this, a case would be registered against their company
And it is because of intelligence this law,
that Australia did not allow the 5G technology of Huawei to operate within its country
USA also banned Huawei and in fact,
the envoy of Donald Trump in the European Union says that China has made such laws that
say, a Chinese private company is running a car and if that car is connected with the 5G network,
and the any Chinese government makes a request that they have to kill the person sitting in that particular car,
then legally, that company would have to comply with that request
Such examples were used in the USA to show how dangerous it is
to allow Chinese private companies in the rest of the countries
I would also like to give you a brief update on what is happening Hong Kong
because this is quite related
The Chinese government passed a new security law there, day before yesterday
which completely represses all the freedom of speech and democracy within Hong Kong
This law states that any act of secession, subversion of the central government
terrorism and collusion with foreign or external forces, may invite full life imprisonment
Put simply, everything that the Chinese Communist Party considers to be a threat to the "national security",
can either be punished by a summon to the mainland China or by a lifelong imprisonment
What's interesting is that the definition of the "threat to national security"
is upon their Communist Party to decide
They would themselves decide who is anti national and who is a nationalist
and can send someone to jail on the basis of that
Infact, even if someone is protesting non violently to demand democracy in Hong Kong,
they could even sentence that person to life imprisonment by declaring him anti national
Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
This entire game of "nationalists" and "anti-nationals"
is all a farce by the political parties to suppress free speech and democracy
Whosoever is not agreeable to them is put in the category of an "Anti- national"
This happens in India too. And the Communist party is acting similarly
Whoever speaks up in opposition and raises their voice against their corruption and other activities
would be declared anti national and jailed
Another interesting thing about the new Chinese security law is that not only is it valid for the Chinese people
and the Hong Kong people, it is also valid for foreign citizens
That is if you accuse the Chinese government sitting outside of China, in India,
then they would brand you as anti national and can put you in jail the next time you visit China
I had made plans and I was very eager to go to Hong Kong
but I do not think this is possible anymore
If you have ever criticised China in any capacity,
then it is no use going to China or Hong Kong because this law is extremely dangerous and applicable to all
"...In many ways, almost every aspect of Hong Kong lives will change from now on.
Even its non violent acts can be considered to breach national security.."
Another interesting aspect of this law is that there used to be an independent judiciary in Hong Kong
Say that the Chinese government declares that someone is against the Communist party and declares them anti national
but then, this would be taken to court
but they have bypassed even that. The new law states that
the judges that would decide whether this law is applicable is a particular case or not
would be elected by the people who belong to the Communist Party
That is, they have done away with the independence of the judiciary as well
So, there is no hope in the citizens of Hong Kong of being saved by the courts if they get arrested by the law
That is also not going to happen
After it was passed, the new law- NATO, USA, European Union- all have condemned it
Infact, United Kingdom had earlier stated that if China passes this law,
then they would provide all the Hong Kong citizens with the opportunity to get UK citizenship
and that it would invite them to their country
The neighboring country Taiwan has also opened its doors
All the people who want to come to Taiwan from Hong Kong for pro democracy protests are free to do so
In fact, the government of Taiwan has also promised to provide assistance
in different ways for these pro democracy protests
"... the most tragic thing is for the youth.
I am 72. I don't have much time left.
you know, to face a place without the rule of law
But those young people, they have to face a future without the protection of rule of law."
Several protesters still hold their ground despite the passing of this law. And on the 1st of July,
they took out a protest march, even after the passing of this law
The police even arrested several people, having declared them anti national
but the protests still continue
I feel that it is extremely necessary that India shows solidarity with the people of Hong Kong as well
and the Indian government should think of different ways to help the people of Hong Kong
and to mount pressure on China
The banning of TikTok should not be the final step
Some of the people in our media have been saying that this is a "digital surgical strike" and that it ends the issue
That is not how it should be
because as we can see, China is not going to stop
China is continuously making border intrusions: Let me give you an update on that too
Along with that, the situation in Hong Kong is also persisting
So, many more steps would need to be taken and this should be considered as one of the first steps
Speaking of border intrusions, China has started a new border dispute with Bhutan
There used to be an area in Bhutan which China is now claiming as theirs
So, a new controversy has been started by China. And if we are to talk about India,
then what was told to us by Ajay Shukla ji in this
as to how much Indian land has been occupied by China
the satellite images and the other proofs that are surfacing validate the claims made in this
A huge portion of land that was earlier claimed by India is now under China
The satellite images show that permanent structures have come up in he region between finger 4 and finger 8
In fact, China has drawn its map over there which is visible in the satellite images
and something is written there in Chinese
which basically goes on to show that it is their declaration that they occupy that region now
I feel that first of all, the Indian government should openly accept before the public
that India has lost some of its area to the Chinese
so that the people are atleast aware of the truth
And then, together, we can think about what other actions could be taken against China
And as I've said in the previous , India will have to work together with other democratic countries
In order to counter China and teach a lesson to China
Here, I'd like to ask your opinion on what other ways could China be countered
without going to war on a military scale
in order to save Hong Kong and liberate the Chinese citizens
Write down your opinions in the comments below
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I'd like to give a small message to the TikTokers
for the talented content creators who were creating quality content on TikTok by slogging for so many years
And then, a day arrives when one decision bans the entire app
and now you'd feel that all your labour has been laid to waste
I can imagine how you must be feeling
I can imagine how bad I would feel if something similar happened with YouTube
But there is one thing you should remember
Your talent and the content that you create with it is not restricted by any platform
You talent lies within you
TikTok has been banned today. But you can switch to YouTube and Instagram to show your talent
you will receive the same amount of love from the audience that you used to get there
Infact, if I were to give you a tip, all the best TikTok that you've made over the past few years
You must have saved them somewhere. Re upload them on Instagram and Youtube
So that all your hard work does not go to waste
So that you can get credit for the work you have done
So, this is a small welcome for the TikTokers on YouTube and Instagram
to come over and display their talent.
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